
Get Started with NTK
Specify to NTK How You'll Connect the Newton
To connect the Macintosh to the Newton, you have a choice of using a serial connection or an AppleTalk connection. Here we'll cover using a serial connection; if you want to use an AppleTalk connection instead, see "Choosing an AppleTalk Connection" on page 382 to see what is different about this configuration.
The first time you launch NTK, you'll see the dialog shown in FIGURE 2.3. If you already have an existing project, you can select it from this dialog. New projects are handled differently--for now, simply click the Cancel button to continue with the tutorial.

FIGURE 2.3 : Initial NTK dialog.
You specify your connection choice by choosing the Toolkit Preferences dialog in NTK's Edit menu (see FIGURE 2.4).

FIGURE 2.4 : Choice of connection type in Toolkit Preferences dialog.
You'll need to specify which serial port you are using. For most Macintoshes, the available choices are the printer or modem port (see FIGURE 2.5).

FIGURE 2.5 : Choice of ports in Toolkit Preferences dialog.
- Serial Connection on a PowerBook with Only One Serial Port
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An online version of Programming for the Newton using Macintosh, 2nd ed. ©1996, 1994, Julie McKeehan and Neil Rhodes.
Last modified: 1 DEC 1996